Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Special Minister of State) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to speak on the Defence Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2020. The bill will extend the period after a member leaves the Australian Defence Force within which they can access the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme from two to 5 years and allow former ADF members who have provided at least 12 months of service to continue to make contributions to ADF Super. These amendments will allow more veterans and their families to achieve home ownership and improve superannuation choice for former defence personnel. Both changes should improve ADF recruitment and retention and deliver better outcomes for defence personnel and veterans, and Labor supports them. I commend the bill to the Senate.